Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Fringed dodder

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Trogonidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Apaloderma	Cuscuta
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-cheeked Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Bare-cheeked Trogon

The Bare-cheeked Trogon (Apaloderma aequatoriale) is a species in the genus Apaloderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway